Thus, if we are to explain the Beatles' success…

Thus, if we are to explain the Beatles' success in terms of practice, we need to identify the activities that allowed John Lennon and Paul Mc-Cartney - the group's two primary songwriters - to develop and improve their skill at writing songs. All of the hours that the Beatles spent playing concerts in Hamburg would have done little, if anything, to help Lennon and McCartney become better songwriters, so we need to look elsewhere to explain the Beatles' success.

— from Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit) · Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Ansers Ericsson and Robert Pool

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